There’s a novel called “Gathering Blue” by [name_f]Lois[/name_f] [name_m]Lowry[/name_m] about a young disabled girl trying to survive in a post apocalyptic society, and as a name nerd, I was always fascinated by the way the culture in the book named their children.
Basically, every baby starts with a one syllable name, and as you grow you get more syllables. Teenagers have two syllable names, adults have three, and in old age you get four (four syllables is considered a huge deal, as surviving to an old age is pretty difficult in this world). So for example a baby might be [name_f]Ann[/name_f], then [name_f]Anna[/name_f], then [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], then [name_f]Annabella[/name_f].
[name_f]My[/name_f] question is; what would you name children in this naming system?
The syllables don’t necessarily have to go in order (for example, you could go [name_f]Liv[/name_f] → [name_f]Livi[/name_f] → [name_f]Livia[/name_f] ->Olivia) so long as the syllables match up.
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[name_f]Kyr[/name_f] → [name_m]Kyrie[/name_m] → [name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f] → Valkyrija
Syl → [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] → [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] → [name_f]Sylviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] → [name_f]Ella[/name_f] → [name_f]Ellia[/name_f] → [name_f]Elliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mint[/name_f] → [name_f]Minta[/name_f] → [name_f]Aminta[/name_f] → [name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
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I absolutely love [name_f]Lois[/name_f] Lowry’s books! I actually don’t remembering this one very well- I might have to reread it!
I’m thinking…(loo-SEE-uh and loo-see-AHH-nuh pronunciations)
[name_m]Zach[/name_m] → [name_m]Zacha[/name_m] → [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] → [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m](Is [name_m]Zacha[/name_m] a name? I don’t think so, but I think it’s cute and fun! Pronounced zak-uh. And [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] pronounced zach-ah-ree-as so it matches Zachary’s pronunciation)
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[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - [name_f]Ella[/name_f] - [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Em[/name_f] - [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] - [name_f]Emily[/name_f] - [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
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That’s interesting!
I’m thinking…
[name_m]Del[/name_m] → [name_m]Adel[/name_m] → [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] → [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_m]Han[/name_m] → [name_f]Hanne[/name_f] → [name_f]Hannelore[/name_f] → Hannelora
[name_m]Oz[/name_m] → [name_m]Ozi[/name_m] - [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] → [name_m]Ozazias[/name_m]
[name_m]Len[/name_m] → [name_m]Leon[/name_m] → [name_m]Leonid[/name_m] → [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]
[name_f]Ro[/name_f] → [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] → [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] → [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
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baya44
November 4, 2024, 11:27pm
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Interesting!!
I think I would go with
[name_m]Sun[/name_m] → [name_f]Sunshine[/name_f] → Sundari → Sundarya
or
[name_m]Sol[/name_m] → Solmaz → [name_f]Soledad[/name_f] → [name_f]Solomiya[/name_f]
Elle/Ella/Eleanor/Eleanora, I think. Really struggling with boy names. Maybe Lee/Leo/Leonard/Leonardo? I know [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] is usually pronounced with two syllables but I guess I would just pronounce it wrong.
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I would probably do:
Eve—Eva—Evangele—Evangeline
[name_m]Or[/name_m]
Elle—Ellie—Elior—Eliora
[name_m]Or[/name_m]
Belle—Bella—Abella—Arabella (tempted to do Ar—Ara—Arabel—Arabella but I don’t think Ar is a name lol)
[name_m]Or[/name_m]
Liv—Livi—Livia—Olivia
Not sure for a boy, there’s only two four-syllable names I like (Bartholomew and Maximilian), and I don’t think Bartha, Barthola, or Maximil are names
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Rose–>Rosa–>Rosalie–>Rosalia
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Nessie4
November 5, 2024, 6:41am
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Such a cool idea
Ce ~ [name_f]Cece[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Annie[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Angeline[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_m]Al[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Alex[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Alexei[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Val[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Lenny[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Valentine[/name_m] ~ [name_m]Valentino[/name_m]
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Sylv - [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] - [name_f]Sylviane[/name_f] - Sylvianna
[name_f]Rey[/name_f] - Oré - Aurély - [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
Ri - [name_m]Adri[/name_m] - [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] - [name_f]Adrienna[/name_f]
[name_m]Tav[/name_m] - [name_f]Tavi[/name_f] - Octavi - [name_m]Octavian[/name_m]
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What an interesting concept! That’s such a cool naming system theory.
[name_m]Len[/name_m] - [name_f]Lennie[/name_f] - [name_m]Lennox[/name_m]
[name_m]Gus[/name_m] - [name_m]Auggie[/name_m] - [name_m]August[/name_m] - [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cal[/name_m] - [name_f]Callie[/name_f] - [name_m]Calloway[/name_m]
[name_m]Rem[/name_m] - [name_m]Remy[/name_m] - [name_m]Remington[/name_m]
[name_f]Jo[/name_f] - [name_f]Josie[/name_f] - [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] -Josephina
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] - [name_f]Eva[/name_f] - [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]
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Gathering [name_f]Blue[/name_f] is a great novel. I highly recommend the other books in the series as well (especially The Giver). As a lifelong name nerd, the names in The Giver (particularly [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] & Asher) have been favorites of mine since I read the book in elementary school.
[name_m]Lex[/name_m] → [name_f]Lexa[/name_f] → [name_f]Alexa[/name_f] → [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
E → [name_m]Eli[/name_m] → [name_m]Elio[/name_m] → [name_m]Eliseo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] → [name_f]Julie[/name_f] → [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] → [name_f]Julietta[/name_f]
[name_m]Nic[/name_m] → [name_m]Nico[/name_m] → Nicodee → [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
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[name_f]Ann[/name_f] - [name_f]Anja[/name_f] - [name_f]Stasia[/name_f] - [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
And
[name_m]Bash[/name_m] - [name_m]Bastian[/name_m] - [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - [name_m]Sebastiano[/name_m]
[name_m]Or[/name_m]
[name_m]Tav[/name_m] - [name_f]Tavi[/name_f] - Tavius - [name_m]Octavius[/name_m]
[name_m]Art[/name_m] - [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - Arthurus - Arthurinus
[name_f]Lin[/name_f] - Linné - [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] - Sollinnea
I loved the naming concepts in Gathering [name_f]Blue[/name_f] ! It was also my personal favourite from that series
[name_m]Ben[/name_m] → Bensi → Bensiel → [name_m]Bensiabel[/name_m]
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was…
[name_m]Vic[/name_m], [name_f]Vicky[/name_f], [name_m]Victory[/name_m], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
Elsafine and [name_m]Bensiabel[/name_m] are two of my absolute favourite names and I’m so stoked to see them here. [name_f]Amazing[/name_f] choices.
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Scater
November 10, 2024, 3:51am
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[name_m]Tor[/name_m] → [name_f]Tori[/name_f] → [name_f]Toria[/name_f] → [name_f]Astoria[/name_f]
